Quotation by

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Whatever your life's work is, do it well. A man should do his job so well that the living, the dead, and the unborn could do it no better.

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Martin Luther King, Jr. is saying that you should put your full effort and skill into whatever work you do, aiming for the highest quality possible.

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